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Thursday, July 29, 2010

California Morning Report - Update on the fire activity in the West

California Fire Information - California fires Quick Look

Constantia Incident, NV-CCD 1369 acres with 73% containment. #CaFire #WGBC
West Fire (CA-KRN-021461) (Kern County) Started 7/27/2010, updated 7/29/2010 http://goo.gl/fb/Oid0V #CAFire 1,436 acres, 25% contained. CALFIRE ICT 9 transitioned at 1800 hrs. Total personnel: 784 #CaFire #Kern
Birthday CA-MDF, 147 acres with 60% containment. #CaFire
Mcdonald (W-23) Fire CA-NOD, 7000 acres with 10% containment. Northern California District, BLM. IMT 2 (Swartzlander). Three miles northeast of Termo, CA.Pine, juniper, brush and grass. Active fire behavior. #CaFire #BLM
The Mono Fire (CA-INF -934) 1,200 acres, 65% percent contained. Highway 120 East remains closed. Total personnel: 276. #CaFire
Wildcat 2(WUF) YNP 4.5 acres, minimal fire activity.
Bull Fire (CA-SQF-2701) 16,074 acres 12% percent contained -unified command disbanded as of 1800 hrs. last night. personnel: 2,399 #CaFire
Slope Fire(WUF) YNP - 25 acres, 1 NW of harden Lake, active fire behavior, Flames and smoldering last 3 days- YNP FS Link
Russel Complex 250 acres - 100% contained.
Potato Fire is 632 acres and 100% contained

Currently being updated

NIFC Morning report (Condensed and abbreviated for west coast.)

National Interagency Coordination Center
Incident Management Situation Report
Thursday, July 29, 2010 – 0530 MDT
National Preparedness Level 2
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Moderate (267 new fires)
New large fires: 6 (*)
Large fires contained: 5
Uncontained large fires: ** 16
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 1
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 3
Nationally, there are 52 large fires being managed to achieve multiple objectives.
** Uncontained large fires include only fires being managed under a full suppression
strategy. **

Northern California Area (PL 3)
New fires: 33
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 1
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

Southern California Area (PL 2)
New fires: 51
New large fires: 0
Uncontained large fires: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed 2

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Every year in California thousands of wildfires start throughout the state. In most cases, the dispatch center sending the initial resources to a wildland fire will designate a name for the fire, but the first on scene engine or fire official can also name the incident. Fires are usually named for the area in which they start – a geographical location, local landmark, street, lake, mountain, peak, etc. Quickly naming the fire provides responding fire resources with an additional locater, and allows fire officials to track and prioritize incidents by name. For example during the Southern California Fire Siege of 2003, the largest wildland fire in California history, the Cedar Fire in San Diego County, was named after the Cedar Creek Falls area where it started. The destructive Old Fire, which burned during the same time period in San Bernardino County, was named after the road along which it started - Old Waterman Canyon Road.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

California Morning Report - Update on the fire activity in the West

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